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| 1 | Syllabus, |
Purchase Storage Device
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| 2 | Introduction to the macintosh lab, digital imaging, |
Typography Handout |
Typography layout (NO IMAGES, Use only two colors.) | ||
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| 3 | Open, Save, Save As Resolution Formula, LPI, PPI, DPI and Color Bit Depth View Menu Text Runaround |
Typography | An Invitation |
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| 4 | Move (Content Tool) & Zoom (Magnifying Glass) Image File Formats Rulers, Guides (Grid Structure), Invisibles Vector Images vs. Bit Mapped Images |
An Invitation | Résumé Size: 8.5" x 11" |
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| 5 | Menu Commands Page Menu Intro to File & Edit Menu Items Utilities Menu |
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Résumé Size: 8.5" x 11" | Poster Size: 11" x 17". Term Paper Due Next Week |
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| 6 | Tool Palette & Creating Items Color Palette, Spot Color, and CMYK Color Measurement Palette Master Pages and Long Document Formats |
Poster Size: 11" x 17". | Corporate Identity Term Paper Due |
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| 7 | Review for Mid-Term
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Corporate Identity | Review for Midterm |
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| 8 | Take Mid-Term Magazine Layouts, Grids
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Revision of Past Project | Magazine Article Size: 8.5" x 11" or similar. Two to four pages. Due Week 10 |
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| 9 | Individual Conferences |
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Magazine Article in Progress | Magazine Article Size: 8.5" x 11" or similar. Two to four pages. Due Week 10 |
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| Week | Lecture | Links | Notes | Critique | Assignment |
| 10 | Document Palette Style Sheets Palette |
Magazine Article | Brochure |
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| Week | Lecture | Links | Notes | Critique | Assignment |
| 11 | Item Menu Design Basics: Elements & Principles |
Brochure | Four page Newsletter due week 13 |
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| Week | Lecture | Links | Notes | Critique | Assignment |
| 12 | Creating, Editing & Manipulating Text (Formatting) |
Four page Newsletter in progress | Four page Newsletter due week 13 |
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| Week | Lecture | Links | Notes | Critique | Assignment |
| 13 | Style Menu Preparing InDesign Files for Output to Film |
Four page Newsletter | Final Project - Mini-Portfolio Book
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| 14 | Work Day |
Final Project in Progress | Final Project |
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| 15 | Final Project Due Completed |
Final Project |
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| 16 | Final Meeting for Final Grades |
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